Gilinsky v. Illinois Central Railroad

Martin, C.

The plaintiff refused to receive a car-load of bananas, and brought suit against the Illinois Central Railroad Company as the initial carrier for the value of the bananas, Avhich were shipped by the Fruit Dispatch Company from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Council Bluffs, Iowa. The petition alleged that the bananas were shipped in good condition, and should have reached their destination in about 70 hours, whereas, through the negligence of the carrier, they were loaded in an old and broken car, which was detained for repairs, and that the shipment was made by a circuitous route, and…